sclerenchyma
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sclerenchyma (countable and uncountable, plural sclerenchymas or sclerenchymata)
- (botany) A mechanical ground tissue, impermeable to water which consists of cells having narrow lumen and thick, mineralized walls of lignin; present in stems, vascular bundles(of monocots), seed coverings, and in vein and tips of leaves.
- (zoology) The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of the stony corals (Anthozoa).
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a mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants consisting of aggregates of cells having thick, often mineralized walls
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